Passenger “yield” is a commonly used metric representing the average fare paid by customers to fly one mile (revenue passenger mile or RPM). It is a key indicator of the price of air travel and is a weighted average expressed in cents.

Likewise, cargo “yield” represents the average price paid by customers to transport one ton (2,000 pounds) of freight and mail one mile (cargo revenue ton mile or cargo RTM).

The following tables are the most current and real-time source of actual prices paid by customers. The results are expressed in nominal terms, are net of taxes and fees (which can be a substantial portion of an airline ticket) and remain unadjusted for trip length.

A4A Monthly Passenger Yield*

Domestic

International

System

(¢/RPM)

YOY

(¢/RPM)

YOY

(¢/RPM)

YOY

July 2013

16.97

5.0%

15.38

0.9%

16.45

3.7%

YTD July 2013

16.80

0.7%

14.91

0.8%

16.22

0.7%

* Passenger yield information reflects the latest results for the following A4A members: Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, US Airways and their respective regional airline partners. To subscribe to the A4A Monthly Passenger Yield Report (Excel file delivered via e-mail), which includes monthly history beginning in January 2000 and offers greater detail by region (e.g., Domestic/Express, Atlantic, Latin, Pacific), please click A4A Publications. Results for a given month are typically available around the twenty-first day following the end of that month and are subject to restatement.

For annual passenger yield, fare and fee data for the complete industry, visit Annual Round-Trip Fares and Fees: Domestic or International as desired.